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Wii Sports Resort Tops 14 Million Units As Nintendo Achieves 79 Million-Sellers

Although Wii and DS hardware and software both declined this year, Nintendo platforms now have 79 titles that have sold a million units or more, led by Wii Sports Resort, which has sold more than 14.6 million units.

Leigh Alexander, Contributor

May 6, 2010

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Although Wii and DS hardware and software both declined this year, Nintendo platforms now have 79 titles that have sold a million units or more. The figure, which includes third-party titles, grew during the company's most recent fiscal year from 54 million-sellers the year prior. Wii Sports Resort was the year's top-selling Wii title, with 16.14 million units sold worldwide. The title has made the U.S.' NPD top 10 every month since it launched in July 2009, and was the second best-selling game of all of 2009. Wii Fit Plus was Nintendo's second-biggest mover during its fiscal year, with 12.65 million units sold worldwide, and New Super Mario Bros. Wii sold 14.6 million units worldwide. On the DS software front, Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver, with 8.4 million units sold, was the year's biggest seller, while fellow chart-topper Tomodachi Collection sold 3.2 million units. the Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks sold 2.6 million.

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Leigh Alexander

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Leigh Alexander is Editor At Large for Gamasutra and the site's former News Director. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Variety, Slate, Paste, Kill Screen, GamePro and numerous other publications. She also blogs regularly about gaming and internet culture at her Sexy Videogameland site. [NOTE: Edited 10/02/2014, this feature-linked bio was outdated.]

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